Academy sponsor led · Nottingham

Ellis Guilford School

11–16Ages
1,171Pupils
SecondaryPhase
146539URN

Bar Lane, Basford, Nottingham, NG6 0HT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.3per place

0.5 below Nottingham median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Nottingham

274 applications for 212 places · 16th of 19 in Nottingham

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

39.5of 90

Nottingham 44.1 England 46.0

15th of 19 in Nottingham

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 20 June 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.3applications per place, Year 7

0.5 below Nottingham median (1.8) 0.9 below England median (2.2)

274 applications · 212 places offered · 126 named it first

2026 1.3; Nottingham median median 1.8
2025 1.2; Nottingham median median 2.0
2024 1.2; Nottingham median median 1.9
2023 0.9; Nottingham median median 1.9
2022 1.2; Nottingham median median 1.9
2021 1.2; Nottingham median median 1.9
2020 1.4; Nottingham median median 2.0
2019 1.6; Nottingham median median 1.9
2018 1.9; Nottingham median median 2.2; as the previous school
2017 1.9; Nottingham median median 2.0; as the previous school
2016 2.0; Nottingham median median 2.2; as the previous school
2015 2.0; Nottingham median median 2.0; as the previous school
2014 2.0; Nottingham median median 2.0; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Nottingham median in 0 of 8 years.

This school
Nottingham median

Dashed bars: as Ellis Guilford School (URN 122828), the previous school.

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	212	274	1.3	126	0.59
Sep 2025	208	250	1.2	109	0.52
Sep 2024	219	272	1.2	129	0.59
Sep 2023	266	247	0.9	115	0.43
Sep 2022	224	262	1.2	96	0.43
Sep 2021	250	311	1.2	132	0.53
Sep 2020	256	356	1.4	114	0.45
Sep 2019	255	409	1.6	164	0.64
Sep 2018 *	253	490	1.9	193	0.76
Sep 2017 *	270	512	1.9	227	0.84
Sep 2016 *	246	493	2.0	195	0.79
Sep 2015 *	241	477	2.0	200	0.83
Sep 2014 *	270	542	2.0	264	0.98

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

242 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)39.515th of 19 in Nottingham

Nottingham 44.1 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths31%15th of 19 in Nottingham

Nottingham 41% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths50%

Nottingham 59% England 66%

This school
Nottingham median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.43

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	242	39.5	31%	50%	–
2024/25	267	37.1	29%	48%	–
2023/24	258	37.8	28%	47%	−0.43
2022/23	266	36.5	17%	41%	−0.59

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Ellis Guilford SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.3applications per place 39.5Attainment 8
Bluecoat Aspley Academy
1.2 km · Nottingham

Remains Good2024

4.5applications per place 45.8Attainment 8
Nottingham Girls' Academy
1.5 km · Nottingham

Outstanding2023

1.8applications per place 48.8Attainment 8
The Trinity Catholic School A Voluntary Academy
1.8 km · Nottingham

Standards maintained2024

2.7applications per place 54.4Attainment 8
Nottingham Free School
2.0 km · Nottingham

Remains Good2022

4.1applications per place 52.0Attainment 8
Bluecoat Beechdale Academy
2.1 km · Nottingham

Remains Good2022

1.8applications per place 36.6Attainment 8
Djanogly City Academy
2.3 km · Nottingham

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.7applications per place 37.0Attainment 8
Bluecoat Trent Academy
2.6 km · Nottingham

Good2024

3.2applications per place 39.7Attainment 8
The Bulwell Academy
3.1 km · Nottingham

2026

1.1applications per place 39.6Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 146539 · 892/4011
Trust: Creative Education Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,350 pupils · 1,171 on roll
Free school meals: 45.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 November 2018
Replaced: Ellis Guilford School (URN 122828)
Address: Bar Lane, Basford, Nottingham, NG6 0HT
Local authority: Nottingham

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources